diff --git a/maven-ant-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-ant-plugin/pom.xml
index e7feffd3a4..b753ff5820 100644
--- a/maven-ant-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-ant-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.15</version>
+      <version>3.0.16</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>